-The Hindu Business Line India has been the world’s top rice exporter since the beginning of this decade. But this boom has benefited only merchant capitalists, not consumers and producers India emerged the world’s largest rice exporter in 2011-12, displacing Thailand from its leadership position. Two factors played a role in this. The first was the government’s decision in February 2011 to lift a four-year ban on exports of non-basmati varieties of...
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Retail inflation eases to 18-month low in Dec.
-The Hindu Wholesale inflation at eight-month low Inflation in December eased at both the retail and wholesale levels with the consumer PRIce index (CPI) coming in at an 18-month low and the wholesale PRIce index (WPI) registering an eight-month low mainly due to falling fuel PRIces, according to two separate releases by the government on Monday. Growth in the CPI stood at 2.19% in December, down from the 2.33% registered in November. The...
More »Farmers package in the works: Income support scheme and interest-free loans -George Mathew & Sunny Verma
-The Indian Express As there are 21.6 crore small and marginal farmers — most of whom are not in a position to repay the loan or put collateral — such a scheme is the only way to support their fund requirements, apart from ensuring market PRIces for their produce. Mumbai: The NDA government is considering a package of proposals for the distressed agriculture sector that includes interest-free loans, loans without collateral...
More »States vs central health scheme -Abantika Ghosh
-The Indian Express West Bengal has withdrawn from flagship programme PMJAY, joining 3 other states that have stayed out. What are the reasons behind the states’ reluctance; what could this mean for the programme’s future? New Delhi: On Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her state is withdrawing from Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). Delhi, Telangana and Odisha have stayed out of the programme, while reports...
More »Sugarcane farmers target mill offices: Harvest, transport paralysed as farmers seek full payment -Parthasarathi Biswas
-The Indian Express Trucks carrying sugarcane were stopped on the Pune-Bengaluru highway near Tandulwadi in Sangli districts, bringing traffic to a halt. Kohlapur: Harvesting and transportation of sugarcane in western Maharashtra remained paralysed for the third day on Sunday due to a protest by farmers against sugar mills over partial payment of dues. Led by Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghthana, a prominent organisation of farmers in this region, the farmers in the sugarcane heartland...
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